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Anxiety, a verdict, and then relief

Still shaken by ’68 riots, West Side braced for fallout from Van Dyke verdict By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

After a period of heightened anxiety in the hours and days leading up to a verdict in the trial of former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, many people on the West Side and across the city are breathing easier — even as longstanding tensions between the police and black residents continue to simmer. On Friday, a jury found Van Dyke guilty of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm — four years after fatally shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, who was holding a knife while walking away from the officer in a street on the city’s Southwest Side. Van Dyke, who was also found not guilty of official misconduct, is currently being held without bond. He is the first Chicago police officer in roughly a half-century to be charged with murder for an onduty shooting. As the verdict was being announced, a crowd of local protesters — including West Side activist Mark Carter, Chicago mayoral candidate Ja’Mal Green, and community activist Jedidiah Brown — huddled near the steps of the George N. Leighton Criminal Court Building. Seconds after it was announced that Van Dyke would be taken immediately into custody, the crowd erupted into chants of “Justice for Laquan!”

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JUSTICE DELAYED: Almost immediately after Jason Van Dyke was found guilty of second-degree murder and detained without bond, a crowd of activists outside of the Cook County courthouse erupted into chants of “Justice for Laquan!” McDonald was murdered four years ago. More photos on pages 4 - 6.

A slow buildup Just a day earlier, Carter was seething during a community meeting convened by the Westside Black Elected Officials at Malcolm X College, where, in front of a bevy of local TV news cameras, and black politicians, anticipating the fallout from a possible not-guilty verdict,

urged residents to remain calm regardless of the case’s outcome. “We want to make sure we create unity and that we don’t destroy our communities,” said state Sen. Kimberly Lightford (4th), chairwoman of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus, “and that we find a way to bring calm and peace, and instruct

our young people to utilize their voice in a different way instead of violence, crime or retaliation.” Ald. Emma Mitts (37th), chairwoman of the Westside Black Elected Officials, said the group of leaders was “asking for a deep breath,” before urging residents to “talk it out.” “One devastation doesn’t re-

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Guilty of 2nd degree from page 1 them to channel that anger and frustration into organized activity, such as voting and grassroots activism. “I want black people not to feel that our judicial and law enforcement systems have underserved them … but I don’t want to see Madison Street go up in flames again as I saw in 1968,” he said. “I don’t want to see Roosevelt Road burn down again — although there’s not much to burn.” But some at Thursday’s meeting, Carter among them, felt the elected officials’ calls for calm and order among residents on the West and South sides glossed over the structural injustices that were really to blame for the collective anxiety. They also emphasized that there were peacekeeping efforts in the neighborhoods well before the days leading to the verdict. “Most of us have been doing work all summer long to keep peace in the neighborhoods,” said Karl Brinson, president of the Chicago Branch Westside NAACP. “We’ve been doing this for years to [address] lack of jobs and lack of opportunities. We’ve been working on peace in Chicago for years. “So how did we get to this point right now of having a sense of urgency over a verdict? The verdict’s been cast down on us a long time ago,” he said. “Now we have a sense of urgency. The same urgency we did not take when we tried to get a consent decree. The same urgency we did not take when we tried to change IPRA into COPA.” Brinson then asked what “will other people do to make sure we have equal opportunity and are equally served? When is that going to occur? You’re asking a lot of a community that’s been oppressed and that’s gone through so much. How much can we bear?” Maurice Robinson, a West Side native and community activist, referenced the death of 15-year-old Steven Rosenthal, who was fatally shot in August after being chased by Chicago police in Lawndale. Rosenthal’s family members have questioned the authorities’ ruling. “We marched for 19 days straight since the day he died and not one media outlet [covered the protest],” Robinson said. “We had hundreds of people coming out every day marching because this kid was murdered by the police and they ruled it a suicide. People are still trying to figure out how you shoot yourself in the back of the head.” Robinson said there are police officers “who are going to celebrate Laquan’s murder [if a not-guilty verdict comes back] and you’re asking us to be calm? Even though y’all say y’all need us, we’re the ones out here dying. [While marching after Rosenthal’s death], I’m watching officers pull guns out on kids in the middle of a march.” Robinson also pointed out that he was among only a handful of people under 40 years old in the room. Far from calm, what was needed, Carter said, was radical action. “I hope they find [Van Dyke] not guilty so

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BRACING THEMSELVES: Top, West Side politicians during an Oct. 4 press conference at Malcolm X College. Middle left, Ald. Michael Scott, Jr. (24th), tries calming down activist Mark Carter during the press conference. Middle right, a West Side resident during a meeting at St. Michael’s. Bottom, Jeffrey Baker. we can have a real uprising,” Carter said. As Thursday darkened and it became clearer that a verdict would not be reached before Friday, the collective anxiety swelled. Small phalanxes of police officers converged strategically at corners along Madison Street in Austin. Ald. Chris Taliaferro (37th), a former police officer, said every officer “able to be on the street will be on the street.” All days off had been cancelled and officers were working 12-hour shifts. “The primary goal is to make sure there are adequate officers in the districts, as well as if they’re needed elsewhere to be in other areas that may need more attention than others,” the alderman said. Chicago Public Schools officials, bracing for protests, cancelled athletic events and planned lockdown drills and early dismissals, among other measures. Around 5:30 p.m., Jeffrey Baker, a street peddler, sat shivering in a vacant lot on Madison Street, amid a sprawl of old paintings, chairs and other used wares for sale. If Van Dyke was found guilty, Baker said, “It’s going to be some s—t. It’s going to be some s—t in the city. I don’t like it! It’s wrong! He could have shot that boy one time in the leg or something. He didn’t have to kill him!” Baker’s partner, who requested anonymity, begged to differ. “It ain’t going to be no s—t,” the man said. “They

[the police] do it all the time.” Roughly an hour later, inside of St. Michael’s Missionary Baptist Church, 4106 W. Monroe, a small crowd of around 20 community members gathered to voice their discontent. Mitts and Davis were in attendance, as well as Ald. Jason Ervin (28th) and state Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin (10th), along with representatives from various community organizations, such as Habilitative Systems Inc. “The Civil Rights Movement started in a church just like this,” said Vance Henry, a deputy chief of staff to Mayor Rahm Emanuel and an ordained minister. “People got together and they strategized and they talked about what they could do to impact the quality of life in Montgomery at the time. I trust today that this will be the beginning of a movement.” Not long before Henry had started to talk, a group of about seven Chicago police officers — most of them black women — walked into the church. “I want to celebrate these police officers here tonight. As I look at them, so many of them who are patrolling our streets look like us, so we can’t see them as the enemy,” Henry said. “I thank God that they’re here tonight.”

After the verdict Natalie Watson, 30, a security guard at the Austin Branch Library, 5615 W. Race Ave., stood on the library steps and contemplated

the jury’s verdict roughly an hour after it was announced. “Clearly he wasn’t a threat if he was skipping — not walking, skipping — the other way,” said Watson. “If everyone else is following him, you don’t just come out your car shooting. And if you felt he was a threat or whatever, shoot him in the leg.” Nearby on Race, Ronald Martin, John White and Givenchy Williams had been talking about another subject entirely when the Van Dyke verdict was broached. “I would have been disappointed in the whole justice system if he wasn’t guilty,” White, 38, said. “I don’t even see why they needed a trial. Everything was clear. Sixteen times?” “I feel great right now,” Williams said. “If he wasn’t found guilty, I would’ve been mad as hell. The same way I am about how they treated Obama. Mad as hell.” “This is a historic day in Chicago and the United States of America,” said state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (8th) during a press conference at Loretto Hospital, 645 S. Central Ave. “I’m happy that Laquan McDonald can rest a little easier knowing that Chicago is starting a new chapter and that Chicago can lead the way in justice,” he said. But Ford insisted that community leaders keep the pressure on, calling for a stronger

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and Joseph Walsh — are currently on trial for charges of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and official misconduct related to the McDonald killing. Davis said that, while these three trials are also important, he hoped the Van Dyke verdict “shows we are indeed making progress. I hope this verdict can say to young AfricanAmerican teenagers that there can be some justice under the law.” Martin, 54, was less optimistic. “Chicago is based on money and politics,” he said. “This game been like this in Chicago since forever.” CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com

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PRESSING ON: After the verdict was announced, activists traveled from the courthouse to downtown, in order to march on City Hall and through downtown streets. SEBASTION HIDALGO/ Contributor

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‘It’s a great day for justice,’ they say of Van Dyke guilty verdict By BONNI McKEOWN Contributing Reporter

A group of West Side clergymen gathered in front of the old Water Tower on Michigan Avenue on Oct. 5 to express their relief after the verdict of Jason Van Dyke. Earlier that day, a Cook County jury found the former Chicago Police officer guilty of second-degree murder. In anticipation of disorderly protests after the verdict, multiple stores closed early that day and police clustered throughout the area, but the streets were calm after joyous protestors marched on City Hall. “It’s a great day for justice,” said Rev. Ira Acree, pastor of Greater St. John Bible Church in Austin and co-chair of the Lead-

ers Network, a West Side faith-based organization. “Jason van Dyke is a symbol of what’s wrong with policing in America,” he said. “We appreciate the jurors for not being intimidated or misguided by the defense’s animated video, hired-gun witnesses or deceptive attorneys. God works in mysterious ways … with only one black person on the jury, God uses who he chooses.” Rev. Marshall Hatch, senior pastor of the New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church in East Garfield Park and Leaders Network co-chair, echoed Acree’s sentiment. “The jury was diverse in other ways,” Hatch said. “They had eight women, Latinos, Asian people — 21st century Chicago. The defense miscalculated. They just tried to get blacks off the jury. But the jury looked like regular people you’d see downtown, on the bus or ‘L’. They just aimed to do the right thing.” Rev. Cy Fields, the pastor of New Landmark Baptist Church in East Garfield, said

that “we need to end the decades of nonaccountability of police and use of excess force. Hopefully today’s victory for justice will move us closer to better police and community relations, and end the Tale of Two Cities.” Fields said that he’d talked to several police officers who acknowledged the need to get bad cops out of the department. “Most of them believe Van Dyke went too far,” he said. “We need to protect the good cops and call for any politician, black or white, to stand up for justice.” Hatch said the next step in a better judicial system is enforcement of the federal consent decree for more accountable policing. The West Side pastors said many of their congregants have been affected by police brutality, over-policing, harassment, “phony warrants,” and “ransacked houses.” William Calloway, a young South Shore activist who exposed the original police video of teenage LaQuan McDonald’s death from the 16 shots fired by Van Dyke, spoke after

the verdict on WGN TV. He called for more accountability for police officers and City Council members who went along with the year-long cover-up of the 2014 shooting. Calloway also called on the city to cancel plans to spend $95 million on a new police training academy that Mayor Rahm Emanuel has been planning in the 37th Ward. Hatch called the police academy “preposterous.” He said no public officials had asked his opinion on it, even though his church has properties, including housing, and a development corporation in Garfield Park. “The decisions were made by people already committed to the mayor,” Hatch said. “But we have a new vision for Garfield Park. Not simply re-gentrification, but one that includes people who live there.” Acree called the academy “a bad idea,” and said that the “money should be used for economic investments in the community.” CONTACT: bonni@barrelhousebonni.com

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’ll never forget where I was the first time I saw the video of Laquan McDonald getting shot. The memory of each bullet penetrating him and those that ricocheted out hitting the icy cold ground will forever stay etched in my memory. So when I heard the news last Friday that CPD Officer Jason Van Dyke had been found guilty, my reaction wasn’t celebratory. Rather, tears flowed because no person should ever have to die in a hail of gunfire for being a stupid kid. I wasn’t able to watch the entire trial. Nor did I follow it closely. However, it was on the first day of that trial that Rahm Emanuel announced he would not be seeking re-election. That announcement was the confirmation, in my opinion, that he knew about the Laquan McDonald video a lot earlier than he professed. He was also attempting to set himself away from the responsibility of the aftermath of the verdict, in case the city erupted. He is truly one politician who needs to spend more time with his family and permanently disappear from the political landscape. It would also be nice for someone to at least consider indicting him for culpability in the cover-up of Laquan’s murder along with numerous others. One of the local news stations had the closing arguments by the prosecution and the defense available online. I watched those videos, and when they showed the autopsy photos, I didn’t flinch. Some of the bullet fragments had even penetrated Laquan’s teeth! That was enough for me, even before knowing what the outcome was going to be, to pray for a peaceful response. Had the jury found Van Dyke not guilty, I too was willing to take to the streets in protest. Thankfully the jury couldn’t be as easily swayed as what happened in the Rodney King case.

I don’t know why Van Dyke took the stand in his own defense. His testimony was stilted, as if he tried to remember everything they had prepped him to say. The most incredible part of his testimony, was proclaiming that he kept telling Laquan to drop the knife. Even though the police video was missing the audio, I found that hard to believe. Also the tape from the Burger King was missing one and a half hours of recording — that missing time conveniently covered the period of Laquan’s murder. I have always felt that the first degree charge against Van Dyke was accurate. My strong belief was based on the patrol car that actually caught the shooting. When that squad car arrived on the scene, the driver, officer Janet Mondragon attempted to turn her vehicle away so that it would miss what was about to happen. I have always contended she did that on purpose. She knew Van Dyke’s character and knew what he would surely do. However, Laquan turned his body the exact same way and that’s why his murder by all those shots was so accurately captured. In the end, there was no need for the jury to visit the actual spot where the killing occurred. But I advise everybody to go over on Pulaski Road just south of I-55. When you see that location near the Burger King, you can understand why there was nothing that Van Dyke was protecting when he shot Laquan dead. Van Dyke’s sentencing will be the true test of whether we get real justice. In the meantime, we need to remain vigilant. Rest in peace, Laquan McDonald. Your short life contained many villains. Van Dyke wasn’t the only one. May the others who are just as guilty, if not judged by man, be judged by God!

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his does not bring back Kalief Browder. Sandra Bland will never hug her mother. Philando Castile will never see his daughter get married. Trayvon Martin will never again have father and son time. Michael Brown will never get to explore career options. Laquan McDonald remains silent. Countless other young black people will never get to explore the world that they have impacted in death at the hands of police around the country. Friday, Jason Van Dyke was found guilty of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm. What is justice? What comfort does this bring to the slaves of the transatlantic slave trade or the many protesters accosted by dogs and fire hoses? How do we appease the generational recipients of addiction from the Carter and Nixon eras? This feeling of relief of one cop being held accountable does not answer the question of deeper mental health issues as a result of orchestrated trauma. There are few forums that allow the processing of the frustration. This is no cause for celebration. The under-served populations of Chicago were able to take the breath that was denied to Eric Garner. We sighed. I sighed as I sat in the office with co-workers on the top floor of a community hospital. We recalled stories of other Laquans, of other moments in the continuum cut too soon at the hands of police officers. It was a black thing. It is a black thing. It remains the foundation of codeswitching and creating alter egos in the face of some white folk to maintain the benefits and paychecks to create a life for our children. It’s why we allow some passions to go deferred. We remain skeptical at the upcoming

elections. Many of the candidates are still tied to “The Machine” of the Daley era. Some officials still have stock in the “pay-to-play-politics” of “it’s who you know and not what you know.” My co-workers and I sat wondering where the crisis intervention and psychological first aid teams are for black people during a trauma. I told the story of my encounters at Marshall High School internship during my graduate studies. We traded war stories. This does not alter the history systemic issues of African Americans in America. It does not give us reparations from bodies hanging from trees. There is no mountaintop that King discussed in his speech. We still lay in valleys of inequality. Those freedom rings are echoes of a different generation muffled by gunshots. The struggle remains the same. One cop. One verdict. What about the other Laquans? CONTACT: austintalks@gmail.com

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Incident in Oak Park highlights urgency of Boykin task force’s mission By TIM INKLEBARGER Wednesday Journal

On a Saturday afternoon in early September, Oak Park resident Michael O’Malley was in the back of his home in the 800 block of Wisconsin Avenue, when he heard arguing coming from the street outside. O’Malley, who has lived at the corner of Wisconsin and Jackson Boulevard for the last 13 years, ran to the front of the house with his video camera at the ready. He suspected it might be another funeral procession — the kind that could get someone killed. Peeking through the blinds of his living room, O’Malley recorded a group of about 30 people who had exited their vehicles and were yelling at one another. Suddenly the fracas erupted into a melee with men and women punching each other in a chaotic frenzy. So-called “rowdy” funeral processions Screengrab are not a new thing on Jackson Boulevard, but this one, which took place about 1 p.m. STREET FIGHT: A brawl broke out during a funeral procession near the corner of Jackson Boulevard and Wisconsin Avenue at about 1 on Sept. 8, was the worst O’Malley has ever p.m. on Sept. 8. Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin and Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart have established a taskforce to address seen. “I called 911 and it must have rung five the issue of so-called high-risk funeral processions. The image is taken from a video Oak Park resident Michael O’Malley took of the or six times, and by that time it was pretty street fight. The full video is available on www.austinweeklynews.com. much breaking up, so I didn’t complete the call,” he said. years ago, but they’ve become more frequent The new police detail began on Sept. 28, which I happen to live on, so I see these firstO’Malley said he has been trying to collect in the last few years, he said. hand.” Moran said. video of such funeral processions to give to He said the processions, which begin in The incident took place a few weeks be“[Cemetery owner Devona Goodlow] is police. He filed a report with the Oak Park fore the Cook County Funeral and Cemetery very happy and the staff is very happy be- Chicago, travel through Oak Park first. He Police Department later, but hasn’t heard Violence Taskforce held its first meeting. cause they feel very unsafe,” he said. encouraged the task force to include Oak back on the incident. The working group, established in March by Goodlow encouraged funeral home owners Park law enforcement officials in the converHis neighbor, David Brumirski, also was Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin and police to communicate with cemetery sation. The processions also travel through home during the street fight but only wit- and Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, has directors to let them know when potentially Maywood, Broadview and Westchester benessed the aftermath. He was been meeting throughout the dangerous processions are headed their way. fore reaching their final destination. told by his wife that the brawl Oak Park police could not be reached for summer with funeral directors, “Funeral homes know what they’re bringspilled over onto his lawn. cemetery owners and law en- ing in to the cemetery,” she said. “When they comment. “One woman was winded or “There’s not a simple solution to the type forcement officials in an effort meet with the families (of the deceased) they ■ Video online hurt and sat down on my steps,” to find solutions to the growing somewhat know what’s going on.” of behavior that takes place [during the prohe said, noting that most of the problem. She told the taskforce that the violence is cessions],” Calderone said. VISIT fight took place on the street and AUSTINWEEKLYNEWS.COM At its first official meeting not always between rival gang members. The Forest Park Police Chief Tom Aftanas said in the parkway in front of his at Forest Park Village Hall on cemetery can have as many as 25 or 30 funer- his officers have directed potentially violent house. Sept. 28, the taskforce set a goal als in a day over the weekend, which results processions onto the Eisenhower ExpressBrumirski did call the police and later saw of submitting recommendations to the Cook in traffic congestion and angry motorists. way, rather than letting them pass through officers outside interviewing witnesses — County Board of Commissioners by the end “Sometimes we put them on hold [com- his community. but that was long after the funeral proces- of November. ing into the cemetery] and they get out and Oak Park resident O’Malley told Wednession had moved on. Cook County Detective Sergeant Jason Mo- start fighting,” she said. “They fight with day Journal in a phone interview that he Unlike his neighbor, Brumirski said he ran, who serves on the taskforce, said much one another … this is family fighting fam- was unaware that a task force had been eswas unaware that funeral processions ever of the violence centers on the Oakridge-Glen ily.” tablished until he read about it in the newsbecame violent. Oak Cemetery at Roosevelt and Mannheim Moran suggested the possibility of creat- paper. He said residents in his area have O’Malley said the processions he’s seen, roads. He told task force members that the ing an additional entrance to the cemetery met in the past to try to figure out what to which some funeral-home operators refer county sheriff ’s department already is tak- and opening a second “economy” section to do. to as “high-risk funerals,” typically don’t re- ing steps to address the issue. alleviate congestion in that part of the cemFor now, he’d like to see the processions sult in individuals getting out of their cars. The shooting death of Sirkarl Freeman, etery. directed to a different street. They are described as motorists driving er- 36, at the Oakridge-Glen Oak Cemetery in Forest Park Mayor Anthony Calderone, “I think someone should talk to the funerratically, swerving in and out of both lanes February 2017, which was ruled a homicide who attended the meeting but does not serve al homes and not allow them access to Jackof traffic, blocking intersections, hanging by police, he said, prompted the cemetery to on the task force, said his community experi- son,” he said. out the windows of their cars and blasting hire on-duty sheriff ’s police officers to pa- ences “quite a number of these funerals that The next task force meeting is set for Oct. loud music. trol the grounds at peak hours on Fridays either travel down Madison Street or come 26, the location to be determined. O’Malley began noticing them about eight and Saturdays. through Forest Park on Jackson Boulevard, CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTâ€“ CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/ B/A MR. COOPER Plaintiff, -v.LATANYA THOMAS, CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2018 CH 01657 1258 S SAINT LOUIS AVE CHICAGO, IL 60623 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 26, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 7, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1258 S SAINT LOUIS AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60623 Property Index No. 16-23-202-0460000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in â€œAS ISâ€? condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ€™s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiffâ€™s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-01118. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-01118 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 01657 TJSC#: 38-5542 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ€™s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector at-

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INC.;UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 18 CH 2880 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-15-212-033-0000. Commonly known as 4334 W. JACKSON BLVD., CHICAGO, IL 60624. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiffâ€™s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. Ref. No. 18-00642 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3100443

representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driverâ€™s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiffâ€™s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-03190. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-03190 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 18 CH 05680 TJSC#: 38-6367 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ€™s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I3100029

that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, November 8, 2018, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-26-420-022-0000. Commonly known as 2857 South Homan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60623. The mortgaged real estate is a twostory building with a retail space on the 1st floor and an apartment on the 2nd floor. Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashierâ€™s or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Mr. Scott H. Kenig at Plaintiffâ€™s Attorney, Randall & Kenig LLP, 455 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60611. (312) 822-0800. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3099871

AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 02715 952 N. MASSASOIT AVE. Chicago, IL 60651 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 11, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 14, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 952 N. MASSASOIT AVE., Chicago, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-05-420-0400000 Vol. 547. The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The judgment amount was $219,556.21. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in â€œAS ISâ€? condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTâ€“ CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR WASHINGTON MUTUAL ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-HE3 TRUST; Plaintiff, vs. MACK LEWIS, JR. Defendants, 17 CH 15573 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-09-317-003-0000. Commonly known as 147 NORTH LONG AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60644. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiffâ€™s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 17-038152 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3099722 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTâ€“ CHANCERY DIVISION BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING LLC A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Plaintiff, vs. MABLE LEE GREAM AKA MABLE L. GREAM AKA MABLE GREAM; MONA LOUISE WILSON AKA MONA L. WILSON AKA MONA WILSON; SIDE-ALL AMERICA,

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTâ€“ CHANCERY DIVISION CITIZENS BANK, NA Plaintiff, -v.PETER GREEN JR., MOUDIE R GREEN Defendants 18 CH 05680 1013 NORTH MONTICELLO AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60651 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 30, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 13, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1013 NORTH MONTICELLO AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60651 Property Index No. 16-02-316-0180000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in â€œAS ISâ€? condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTâ€“ CHANCERY DIVISION BYLINE BANK F/K/A NORTH COMMUNITY BANK, AN ILLINOIS BANKING CORPORATION SUCCESSOR-BY-MERGER TO METROBANK SUCCESSORBY-MERGER TO CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANK OF ILLINOIS SUCCESSOR -BY MERGER TO METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY; Plaintiff, vs. MANUELA REYNA; CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY; CITY OF CHICAGO; JOSE HUERTA; LUZ MARIA HUERTA; ABRAHAM CORNEJO; ELITANIA CORNEJO AKA ELITANIA R. RANGEL; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 15116 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given

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If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 16-3058. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 16-3058 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 16 CH 02715 TJSC#: 38-7656 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I3100272

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.MIGUEL A. DIAZ, ANA MARIA DE LA VEGA Defendants 2018 CH 04455 3735 W. DICKENS AVE CHICAGO, IL 60647 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 16, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 19, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3735 W. DICKENS AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60647 Property Index No. 13-35-125-0490000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act,

765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-02755. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-02755 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 04455 TJSC#: 38-6869 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I3100487

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